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January 13, 2006
Up the Coast to Wellington
After a little wine-tasting outside of Blenheim, Trista dropped us off at the ferry at mid-day and after a few hours trip we were in Wellington. Wayne was at the station to meet us and once we had gotten our luggage we all jumped in a taxi to head to their home. On the way there, our taxi driver who was originally from Somalia but had lived in the States for a number of years had some nice things to say the U.S. I'm not blindly patriotic but it was a welcome change of pace after months of being on the receiving end of anti-American comments.
Edy and Wayne's home was beautiful (thanks in no small part to all the hard work they've put into it over the last few months). It is also within walking distance of downtown. Em used to work with both of them at CRES. Wayne had spearheaded a black rhino project in South Africa while Edy had worked in the Applied Chemistry and Endocrinology groups. They have recently moved back to New Zealand (Wayne's original home) where Edy now is with the Wellington Zoo and Wayne teaches conservation biology at the University of Wellington.
Tonight we headed out to dinner at a restaurant off of lively Cuba street and then grabbed some coffee afterwards. They are great fun and we're having a blast hanging out with them. Tomorrow they'll be giving us a walking tour of the city during the daylight.
Posted by Peter Mork at January 13, 2006 10:07 PM
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